DOI: 10.7252/Archives.He.0078 Correspondence of Rodger Hedlund: Letters July-Dec 1995 Archives Special Collection: Papers of Roger Hedlund Digital version at http://place.asburyseminary.edu/rogerhedlundpapers/ The copyright of this material belongs to Asbury Theological Seminary’s Archives, B.L. Fisher Library. These items are available for noncommercial and educational uses, such as research, teaching and private study. B.L. Fisher Library has licensed the digital version of this work under the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/ . For all other uses, contact: B.L. Fisher Library Archives Asbury Theological Seminary 204 N. Lexington Ave. Wilmore, KY 40390 UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES Asia Pacific Region , Distribution Consultant Ron Penny O~~R9I~~ 3, John Armstrong Road Dr. ~ . E . Hedlund Richards Town Church Growth liesearch Centre 8angalore· 550005 Post B~g 768 Kilpauk1 rJli~DRAS 60010 . - ---------- ----------- , " Dear Dr. Hedlund , ecently I was able to obtain a copy of your book INDIGENOU::> ,ISSIONS uF I TDIA . This is a very valuable book indeed and most useful . , Would you ple~se be so kind and send me 15 copies as soon as you possibly can . By now, I do trust that our nevi Auxiliary uecretary, there in Madras , has contacted you regarding a Consultation for Chri stian lead8rs that we will be holding in ladras on January 28th . It starts at 9 .. 30 am and willgo to 5 pm in the Centenary Hall of the Emmanuel Me thodist , Church, Jeremiah Road , Vepery . our presence will be of ereat help to us and I am sure you too will be encouraged to learn how the BS I pl ans to prepare for the future . I~e want to give 0 lot of infor.mation and hope to receive a lot'. Together we can make greAt strides for the Gospel in tris l and . If at all Dossible, please do attend . If you have a mailing list and send out regular information, please do add my name . If there is any subscription, Dlense let ))'le knovT . Looking forward to mee ting you on 28th January . l:ours very s incerely; , " Ron .Penny . , , 7 • : 2 i _ ---- 1 i" UNITED BIBLE SOCIETIES THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA Tai Sang Commercial Building 20, Mahatma Gandhi Road 24.34 Hennessy R oad, Bangalore, INDIA HONG KONG Phone: 522S6 Mr. Ron Penny 13 January, 1983. The Bible Society of India 20, Mahatma Gand'fti1Road Bangalore Dear Mr. Penny, . Your letter dated 6 January, '83 addressed to Dr. R.E. Hedlund is before me. We thank ou for our kind words with regard to the book INDIGENOUS MISS ONS OF NOIA. We are arranging to send you 15 copies of the above mentioned book. Please find herein enclosed our invoice for the order. We received an invitation from your Madras Aux; liary Secretary to attend a one day Consultation to be held on January 28. Either Dr. R.E. Hedlund or I will certainly attend this. I wonder if you are aware of the quarterl that we ublish on Church Grq~th entitled INDIA CHURCH GROWT QUARTERL, which . contai ns a rti c les and case s tudi es, book-rev; eNS, news etc •••• all related to church planting and growth. I am herewith sending you all the particulars pertaining to subscription and enrolment. In case thi s interests you, please let us I know. Also if you are interested in obtaining back issues, we shall be happy to despatch the same to you. Thanking you. Cordially yours in Christ, • Paul Robin Viswasam. Admfnistratrive Asst. • cc: Dr. R.E. Hedlund. Enclosures. PRV:pm INVOICE 13/1/1983. B9Q.ks, q,e , ~Q~~cl-:led 9Y regi ,ste.,r~d .. ROst. To: Mr. Ron. Penny, The Bible Society of India, 20, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Title Rate'.",: C Oot Yo to Ii' 2'LL of\mt .•. 15 Indigenous Missions of India 7:50 112: 50 30% discount 33:75 i ' ' ,,, 7 . , 78: 7 5 , • Registered postage & package 11 : 2 5 LETT ." , ', 75 Tota 1 •• •• 90:00 hi . 55 .i Mr. Ron Penny dictated on 20 January, 1983. 3, John Armstr.ong Road typed on 21 January, 1983. Richards Town Bangalore - 550 005. Dear Mr. Penny, Thank you for your letter of 6 January, 1983 just received. Thank you for the invitation to attend the Consultation for Christian leaders to be held in Madr~ls . 28 .January. I had already received from the T ilnad~bXili the announcement of this one-day Consultation on distribution. I have marked it down and I have planned to be with you for the day. Thank you for your kind personal invitation. I look forward to meeting you and gaining much through the experience of this day. By all means. let us collaborate in every and every possible way for the extention of the gospel throughout this land. Your name is bein placed on our mailing list to receive our INDIA CI-'URCH GROW H QUARTERLY. I hope that thi s wi 11 be of interest and help to you in your vital ministry. INDIGENOUS MIS IONS OF II'ljuiA. Thank you for your kind words about the book. We are glad to know that it is useful. You may be interested to know tha~ we are beginning a revision of this material with a view to publishing an,1 entirely new edition in the next couple of years or so. Again, many thanks for your kind letter. I look forward to seeing you. Cordially yours fn Christ, • Roger E. Hedlund • • RH: THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA TAMILNADU AUXILI.,\RY , POST BOX 502, P}'\RK TOvJn, MADRAS 600 003 Secretary~ Ref. No.338/Cir.G. , I Rev. Swamiappan David Dated 6th Dec. 18~. 'fo ~ , • , • , Dear Sir, • , 'Sub: Special One Day Consultation on Distri­ bution - a·t Emmanuel Methodist Church, Vepery, Madras 600 007, on Thursday the • 28th Janua ry 1983. \ ------------------------------------~-------- We are planning the above Consultation on Friday the 28th January 1983, from 9-30 a.m. till 5 p.m. in the Centenary Hall of the Emmanuel Methodist Church, O-eremiah Road, Vepery, Madras 600 00.7. This is mainly to improve and increase the distribution of Scriptures and make our 'I-/hole distribution programme a very meaningful one. The information, we gather through th,is Seminar will greatly help us in planning for our future outreach programme • • Mr. Theodo:r;e John Ramakrishnan, General Secretar ~" 'of the Bible Society or ina·ii~t -" ar1cf-Mi ' . Ron Penny our experts and Resource Personnel will be there to help us in the Consultation. - We will meet the hospitality and the travel expenses (two ways). Please let us know before 18th .::ro..V\\a,~) noc. '82, if you are attending the Consultation. Wi th kind regards, • Yours sincerely, , • , SD/cd, • \ -- - - - • _ I ~ , Rev. Swamiappan , David, Secretary 4 May, 1983. The Bible SOCiety of ~ndia Tamilnadu Auxillary~ P.O. Box 502 Park Town, Madras - 600 003. Dear Rev. S. David: , Thank you for continuing to include CHURCH GROWTH RESE ARC H CENTRE on your cirulars ~o institutions and friends of the Bible Society. Unfor unately, I w 11 not be in Madras on the 8 Hay, so w 11 be unable to attend the special Bible Society service at Egmore Wesley. But I pra God's blessi on the fng and on the work of the Bfble ociety. Your eadership is greatly appreciated. There f s one other matter. I have on desk a', 'thes1 s by the Rev. H.M. Duke of the Karnataka Bible Society Auxfl1ary Which he has written on The Church Growth On The Church of South India, , Karnataka Central Dfocese and St. Markls Cathedral of Bangalore. I had promised to go through these papers and t return the same to Rev. Duke. Since I going out for an extended period of' time, I wf 11 1eave this document wf th my office, instructfng them to carefully package the same for , deli~ry to Rev. Duke in care of ou at the Bible Society Office at park Town. I have included a , ist of c nts for Rev. Duke. I will be grateful if you will kindly keep this on hand for his arrival. Many thanks. , Cordially yours fn Christ, , ~ . ~ ~r' Roger E. Hedlund. RH " . • , • , . ", ". CHURCH GROWTH RESEARCH CENTRE Date ..... ... .... ...... ... ....... .. .. ....... ( • • , • I r ." It( f ,-"'-- ~ee, , . I I I • I J ,. • ~-. ~ 'Pi(' . • ( • • • C~~W-~~1 • -Yk~/ • If I - • From .. .. ·. ... ... ... .. .... .. .. .... ......... ~ .. ....... Sig :.. .. !t . ... , , ~ b;. .' ' • // ; " ~ , ? ~ ~ ~~4:td4-:. '? f • .(61' ? • • /IJ ~t J.q; , " ( ~ If f. '-1 : kI~ fo~, 2 ' ~ 7' t' , j~ , oCf~ . .' . -- - -- _.-" ...., .... ~ • ; !1 r I !2- ::; ~ f . , to c"tktt .RU't1l;;.ii ·7 .. ·.. .... ..... _' • 7 · /Jf r S- " -5<5 ' '.. 7 • (R~~ " ~ .. ?) ,15 ?,t/(J ', - • .. ." . • It; • .~~ ttil /L«4"4W cu.. p 'l#10/?tt ? • , , (J~ ~h - , • ,. ~ • ~ " . ') " • ,.~ t) - "? . • zZ,t4. ,(OJ?.,I'0 ? .. .!..\ • • • . " .. ~ ; / • CP ". , ~ .:/ !t (/ e · ". I I E (, u 4A...." 'r· ,I' :---, ----------.-.-' ..... - , ::i. , •, THE BIBLE SOCIETY OF INDIA' (Tamilnadu Auxiliary) ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1983 (1st November 1982 to 31st October 1983) 'iNTRODUCTION: With grateful thanks to God, who revealed Himself in Jesus Christ, the lIfe of · the world and our Lord and Saviour; I submit this report for the year 19 '{ 2-1983 (1st Nov. '82 to 31st Oct. '83). God has done great things beyond our expectations during this period under review. NEW ,PUBLICATIONS: , We have brought out two new Selections to help the following special audiences to belp them to find their comfort and peace in Jesus the Saviour of mankind. , 1. One who loves you Slum dwellers ' 2. One who is with you in the sea too Fisherinen The' Selection for slum dwellers was met with great success.